Bringing Veterans Home
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The Initiative
The Bringing Veterans Home mission, led by New Jersey’s Office of Homelessness Prevention in partnership with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, is to effectively end veteran homelessness by enhancing existing systems, creating rapid access to housing, and ensuring homelessness becomes rare, brief, and non-recurring.
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A Leading
Service Provider
Bridges Outreach will be the leading service provider for Region 2 (Essex & Union Counties) and will partner with veteran service organizations such as the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, the Department of Community Affairs, and Vet2Vet to connect veterans with much needed resources.
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Changing The Status Quo -
Forever
This approach will disrupt the status quo and enable us to mobilize significant resources and partnerships to streamline permanent solutions. BVH is intentionally designed to provide accessibility and rapid intervention aimed at stopping homelessness before it escalates.
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No Wrong Door
The multichannel approach of BVH is designed with accessibility and providing rapid intervention in mind, all to prevent cases of homelessness from escalating.
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There is no wrong door with Bringing Veterans Home. There cannot be a wrong door for veterans who have served our country. Let's bring veterans home. One last time.
Understanding Veteran Eligibility/Criteria
As defined by the Veteran Assistance Brief provided by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, a veteran is defined by:
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Someone who served in the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard or a reserve component thereof,
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Service can be for any length of time, but must be more than just for training​
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Someone who was on full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service OR
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On full-time duty as a commissioned officer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its predecessor organization The Coast and Geodetic Survey​
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"Active duty" means:
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Full-Time Duty in the Armed Forces, other than active duty for training​
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Service as a cadet at the United States Military, Air Force, or Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy; and authorized travel to or from such duty or service
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Help Us Bring Veterans Home
If you are a veteran in need of our services, know a veteran in need of our services, or would like to collaborate with our Bringing Veterans Home team to support our mission, please reach out to:
Brittany McLean, Director of Veteran Services
Mobile: 908-691-5733
Email: bmclean@bridgesoutreach.org
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